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Type | Title | Instructor | Summary | Status |
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Arts |
Sessions: 3
Start: Wednesday, January 25, 2023, 6:30 PM
End: Wednesday, February 8, 2023, 9:30 PM |
Billy Ola Hutchinson |
Hand lettering for all, even those with the shakiest of handwriting! Ease into the art of calligraphy with this beginning class in penmanship, letter formation, layout techniques, and calligraphic processes and materials. |
Closed |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 5
Start: Monday, January 30, 2023, 9:30 AM
End: Friday, February 3, 2023, 5:30 PM |
Juliayn Coleman |
Our Bookbinding Core Certificate Program introduces students to four different binding models, leading them through the history and evolution of bookmaking. |
Wait-list |
Arts |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, February 4, 2023, 1:00 PM
End: Saturday, February 11, 2023, 5:00 PM |
Tim Svenonius |
Imagine a personal history made up of maps and charts. What stories would yours tell? In this workshop you'll create a suite of maps, charts, and graphs to make your own autobiographical atlas. |
Wait-list |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, February 9, 2023, 6:00 PM
End: Thursday, February 9, 2023, 9:00 PM |
Jennie Hinchcliff |
Students will be guided through the basics of creating faux postage (a.k.a “artist stamps”) using a variety of different mixed media techniques. |
Open |
Printing Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, February 11, 2023, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, February 11, 2023, 5:30 PM |
Brian Ferrett |
Build your letterpress skills: learn advanced justification, typesetting, and composition. Put it all together to print a broadside of your own design. |
Wait-list |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, February 12, 2023, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, February 12, 2023, 5:30 PM |
Nina Eve Zeininger |
In this second Core Bookbinding class, students will create what most of us refer to as a hardbound book. In bookbinding terms, it is known as a case binding. |
Wait-list |
Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, February 12, 2023, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, February 12, 2023, 3:00 PM |
Paula Gloistein |
Get an introduction to letterpress printing on cylinder presses by creating personalized and original cards. |
Wait-list |
Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: Monday, February 13, 2023, 6:30 PM
End: Monday, February 13, 2023, 9:30 PM |
Robin Weinert |
This class introduces the process, the materials, the machines, and the satisfaction of printing by hand on a Cylinder proof press. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 3
Start: Saturday, February 18, 2023, 9:30 AM
End: Monday, February 20, 2023, 5:30 PM |
Juliayn Coleman |
Explore the ethereal nature of parchment in this advanced bookbinding class. |
Wait-list |
Printing, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, February 18, 2023, 10:00 AM
End: Saturday, February 18, 2023, 4:00 PM |
Bettina Pauly |
Is your pasta machine taking up too much space in the kitchen? Move it to your studio instead and learn how to use it for printing small dry-point prints. |
Wait-list |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, February 23, 2023, 6:00 PM
End: Thursday, February 23, 2023, 9:30 PM |
Grendl Löfkvist |
Dip your toes into the Middle Ages with this beginning calligraphy course that features the beautiful Uncial script. Get Medieval! |
Wait-list |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, February 25, 2023, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, February 25, 2023, 5:30 PM |
Nina Eve Zeininger |
In this second Core Bookbinding class, students will create what most of us refer to as a hardbound book. In bookbinding terms, it is known as a case binding. |
Open |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, February 25, 2023, 10:00 AM
End: Saturday, February 25, 2023, 4:00 PM |
Meri Brin |
This class introduces Monotype, the only printmaking technique where the end result is a single unique print. Students will experiment and explore this technique while printing on a Vandercook press. |
Open |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, February 26, 2023, 10:00 AM
End: Sunday, February 26, 2023, 3:00 PM |
Stephanie Jucker |
You may have heard of the Book of Rooms. Now find out how to make the deluxe version… a Book of Rooms and Chambers! |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Tuesday, February 28, 2023, 6:00 PM
End: Tuesday, February 28, 2023, 9:00 PM |
Bettina Pauly |
If you’ve ever been curious about how to make a book, Introduction to Bookbinding is the place to start. One workshop, five booklets! |
Wait-list |
Binding Core Curriculum |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, March 4, 2023, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, March 5, 2023, 5:30 PM |
Brian Lieske |
Protect prints and books in elegant lift-top presentation boxes. In this class you will design and construct a custom lift-top box to your own specifications. |
Open |
Arts |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, March 4, 2023, 10:00 AM
End: Sunday, March 5, 2023, 4:00 PM |
Emily Martin |
Learn paper puppet engineering from Emily Martin in this visiting artist workshop - this opportunity won't pop up again! |
Open |
Printing Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 4
Start: Monday, March 6, 2023, 9:30 AM
End: Thursday, March 9, 2023, 5:30 PM |
Thea Sizemore |
The four class Cylinder Core Certificate Program allows students to quickly learn letterpress basics and become certified to rent studio time. |
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Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, March 9, 2023, 6:00 PM
End: Thursday, March 9, 2023, 9:00 PM |
Alan Hillesheim |
Learn how to properly maintain a hand-fed Cylinder Proof Press, as well as how to adjust it so that it prints beautifully. |
Open |
Printing Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 5:30 PM |
Lisa Rappoport |
Increase your letterpress versatility: learn to set up the press, refine your registration skills, and run an edition of your own small poster! |
Wait-list |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 5:30 PM |
Juliayn Coleman |
This introduction to leatherwork for bookbinding covers the tools and techniques commonly used in leather bookbinding today. |
Wait-list |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, March 12, 2023, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, March 12, 2023, 5:30 PM |
Monica Holtsclaw |
In centuries past, books were sometimes sewn onto cords and then laced into soft covers before being bound. In this class students will bind a book employing thick paper as a folded and laced wrapper. |
Open |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, March 12, 2023, 10:00 AM
End: Sunday, March 12, 2023, 3:00 PM |
Latifat Apatira |
In this unique mixed-media workshop, students will learn a printmaking technique that combines botanical printing and hand coloring to create charming, hand-pressed compositions. |
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Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: Monday, March 13, 2023, 6:30 PM
End: Monday, March 13, 2023, 9:30 PM |
Robin Weinert |
This class introduces the process, the materials, the machines, and the satisfaction of printing by hand on a Cylinder proof press. |
Open |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, March 18, 2023, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, March 18, 2023, 5:30 PM |
Pietro Accardi |
Second session added on March 20 - scroll down! |
Wait-list |
Binding Core Curriculum |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, March 18, 2023, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, March 18, 2023, 5:30 PM |
Nina Eve Zeininger |
This, the first of our Core Bookbinding series, introduces students to the craft with the Coptic stitch, one of the earliest structures in binding. |
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Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, March 19, 2023, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, March 19, 2023, 5:30 PM |
Bettina Pauly |
Spend a day creating your own fun and versatile box that can be used as a shadow display box or a traditional puzzle box with beads. |
Wait-list |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, March 19, 2023, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, March 19, 2023, 5:30 PM |
Pietro Accardi |
This marbling lab takes the art of traditional paper marbling to a new level by introducing metallics to the pigments normally used and experimenting with over-marbling techniques. |
Wait-list |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Monday, March 20, 2023, 9:30 AM
End: Monday, March 20, 2023, 5:30 PM |
Pietro Accardi |
In this introductory class, student will gain a basic understanding of the history, techniques, tools, and styles of European marbling. |
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Arts |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, March 25, 2023, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, March 26, 2023, 5:30 PM |
Rik Olson |
Print illustrations like it's 1789! Learn to engrave a wood block for reproduction via letterpress or hand inking. |
Wait-list |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, March 25, 2023, 1:00 PM
End: Saturday, March 25, 2023, 5:00 PM |
Tim Svenonius |
If you've taken the Versatile Paper Stencil class, you can further develop your skills in this hands-on, in-person workshop. |
Open |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, March 26, 2023, 1:00 PM
End: Sunday, March 26, 2023, 5:00 PM |
Taun Relihan |
Alchemy is more than just turning lead into gold. Trace the history of the process, learn about its applications and identify ways that you can use alchemical influences in your own art. |
Wait-list |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, March 26, 2023, 1:00 PM
End: Sunday, March 26, 2023, 5:00 PM |
Dorothy Yuki |
Want to bind single sheets easily? Learn the Lark's Head Binding, it'll do the trick! |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Tuesday, March 28, 2023, 6:00 PM
End: Tuesday, March 28, 2023, 9:00 PM |
Bettina Pauly |
If you’ve ever been curious about how to make a book, Introduction to Bookbinding is the place to start. One workshop, five booklets! |
Wait-list |
Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, April 1, 2023, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, April 1, 2023, 5:30 PM |
Li Jiang |
Experiment with analog ways of creating masks for polymer plates in lieu of digitally generated images -- add a handmade quality to your polymer plates without the aid of scanners and computers. |
Open |
Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, April 2, 2023, 12:00 PM
End: Sunday, April 2, 2023, 5:00 PM |
Brian Ferrett |
Learn to print your own charming postcards on our small-format tabletop presses. |
Wait-list |
Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, April 6, 2023, 6:00 PM
End: Thursday, April 6, 2023, 9:00 PM |
Alan Hillesheim |
Discover how to dampen paper, use bearers, and finesse rubber-and oil-based inks on Cylinder and Jobbing Platen Presses for better ink coverage and control. |
Open |
Arts |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, April 15, 2023, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, April 16, 2023, 4:30 PM |
Dorothy Yuki |
Explore the possibilities of making prints from flowers, plants, and other materials found in nature in this two-day workshop. |
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Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, April 15, 2023, 10:00 AM
End: Saturday, April 15, 2023, 4:00 PM |
Nina Eve Zeininger |
The accordion book is a versatile structure for artists of all mediums. Students will learn various tips and tricks for creating their own accordion books, and leave with a variety of samples to inspire future projects. |
Open |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 5
Start: Monday, April 17, 2023, 9:30 AM
End: Friday, April 21, 2023, 5:30 PM |
Juliayn Coleman |
Our Bookbinding Core Certificate Program introduces students to four different binding models, leading them through the history and evolution of bookmaking. |
Wait-list |
Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: Monday, April 17, 2023, 6:30 PM
End: Monday, April 17, 2023, 9:30 PM |
Robin Weinert |
This class introduces the process, the materials, the machines, and the satisfaction of printing by hand on a Cylinder proof press. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, April 22, 2023, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, April 22, 2023, 5:30 PM |
Bettina Pauly |
Looking to create a book or album from individual sheets of paper? This binding structure has a bit of Victorian Era flair and uses book cloth to attach single pages for an album that lays flat when opened. |
Open |
Printing Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, April 23, 2023, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, April 23, 2023, 5:30 PM |
Paula Gloistein |
Learn to print from photopolymer plates in this final Core course; walk away with a stack of stationery featuring digital artwork printed from polymer plates. |
Wait-list |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, April 23, 2023, 1:00 PM
End: Sunday, April 23, 2023, 5:00 PM |
Leigh McLellan |
Colorful and fun, this method of decorating paper is easy to learn and the papers created can be used for many purposes. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Wednesday, April 26, 2023, 6:00 PM
End: Wednesday, April 26, 2023, 9:00 PM |
Bettina Pauly |
If you’ve ever been curious about how to make a book, Introduction to Bookbinding is the place to start. One workshop, five booklets! |
Open |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, April 29, 2023, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, April 30, 2023, 5:30 PM |
Clair Emma Smith |
The final class in our Core Bookbinding series uses skills learned in each previous class to create a beautiful and classic rounded back cloth binding. |
Open |
Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, April 29, 2023, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, April 29, 2023, 5:30 PM |
Thea Sizemore |
Experiment with Sintra, a foam board that can be carved into with speed and ease yet yields printed results that are similar to that of lino or wood cuts. |
Open |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, April 30, 2023, 1:00 PM
End: Sunday, April 30, 2023, 5:00 PM |
Kate Laster |
Learn about the tender art of subtractive drawing that is papercut! What happens when we make images with razor sharp sweetness? |
Open |